Top two: Venus and Stanley
Runners up: Eliza, Roxie, Molly
Venus: First and foremost, she looks like my wife in lingerie. Plus, I like the description of her attack style; it sounds really dark and awesome.
Stanley: I like sharks and science. I also used to play the World Heroes games a lot and my favorite character was Captain Kidd, so Stanley really stands out for me.
Eliza: Besides being gorgeous, I like Anakaris and Morrigan from Darkstalkers, and she seems like she'd be a mix of the two.
Roxie: Having a character with some more melanin reminiscent of Jin from MvC and sharing the name of my unborn daughter would be pretty damn cool for me, at the very least.
Molly: She's in a giant spider/rotary phone mech. How is that not awesome?

Number one character I want to see in the game is Black Dahlia, second would be either Mrs. Victoria or D violet (I just really want Mrs. Victoria in the game playable in some way shape or form), and runner up would be Eliza.

The four votes I have are
Leduc: I feel he is the under dog here, I love his story, character, he's that young baby face male, and some of his moves will be inspired by Captain Commando!
Beowulf: I love wrestlers, and especially grapples! Everything in general about Beowulf is why I want him. The hurting chair mechanics sound amazing!
Scythana: The female I really want. She looks really cool....and hot! lol She has coool game mechanics with dead bodies and she reminds me of Cody (SF) Cody is amazing!

Still deciding between Brain Drain and Black Dahlia

Brain Drain:Seems anti-heroish. He will have some Dr. Doom emphasis, so I can only hope for FOOT DIVE!

Black Dahlia: Originally the first DLC character I wanted cause she reminds me of a female version of Boba Fett. Need I say more?

Personally im all in favor of you voting for who you think should be voted for. BD and BD (heh) are both pretty cool looking characters and I can easily say i'd be happy with Drain or Dahlia winning a slot. I like hive because i've always liked air superiority characters and aerial rushdown characters are always fun. She also has some inspiration from The Pain in MGS3, and BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES are always entertaining - maybe she'll make a Bee tommygun.

1 Venus: I love the deceptively dark theme. Her gameplay sounds like it would push the boundaries of fighting game mechanics without going too far (which IMO aeon and isaac do). And Nico Robin, the best character in One Piece, was an inspiration for her!

2 Black Dahlia: She looks great and I like the idea of tricking and outsmarting your opponent if it can be implemented into gameplay well.

3 Eliza: Blood for the blood goddess! She looks fantastic, she would fill out a musician trio, and the blood mechanic seems very unique.

I really like the thought of Ottomo. I really enjoyed Faust from Guilty Gear, so to have him and have his attacks be dance moves to me seems kinda hilarious and awesome at the same time. Chaining different dance moves would definitely be a spectacle at least.

Roxie was also my second pick. Yes, the play style didn't seem as good as some of the others, but she was the most aesthetically different from the rest of the picks and of the current roster.

Adam - As a more suitable replacement for "the triplets"
Minette - Clumsy character that collects tips to get "MINETTE INSTALLED!!!". Yes.
Roxie - Rushdown gadget character that can build turrets? YES!
Aeon - I am just in love with the idea of fucking around with GGPO savestates. I know she's going to be super frustrating to master and play against and I look forward to the challenge.

Isaac should be fine with online play, his moves are still well-defined in the match time line, they're just in two parts (with some weird side effects to interrupting the second part). Aeon is another story.

If you are interested in why: This game needs some diversity on its character roster. I like many of the female characters to choose from, but the game already has 8 female humanoid characters. We need an inhuman/weird/"odd one out" character to provide diversity.

That way, even people who know nothing of the game and see it are like "WHOAH that shark guy is cool!!" or something like that. Does anyone see what i'm getting at

Andy Anvil: He's been my favorite ever since I saw concept art for the game way back when. I really love his design and how he is just a simple boxer amongst all these crazy fighters, with weird ability's and powers. The idea of a simple in your face rushdown fighter sounds really appealing and I think he would make a great addition to the cast.

Annie: Her persona of not giving a shit and being a badass is pretty funny. Plus the fact that she inspired by Sol Badguy from Guilty Gear sounds awesome.

Eliza: Her playstyle sounds really interesting and unique. I really like the idea of her blood leaving puddles and then being able to interact with them.